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HOME? Charitable housing association Stonewall Housing is aiming to address the specific needs of the older LGBT community…
BRIGHTON
EQUALITY WALK Register now to take part in Stonewall’s Brighton Equality Walk – taking place over the May Bank Holiday weekend…
Brighton… whether it’s the seaside setting, the vibrant club and bar scene or the lure of the North Laine, there’s something for everyone in this favoured gay hotspot. On Bank Holiday Sunday 6 May the annual Stonewall Brighton Equality Walk hits the city once again. Supported by American Express, and media partner Square Peg Media – publisher of Out in the City and g3 magazine – the 2011 Walk tempted over 500 lesbian, gay and bisexual people to take part in the 10k event. This year, the Walk has celebrity hosts including The Only Way
Is Essex star Harry Derbidge and Jane Hazlegrove from Casualty. Walkers will also be competing for the Top Fundraiser and Top Team prizes; with the Top Fundraiser winning a luxury weekend for two in Paris, including Eurostar travel.
Now in its ninth year, the Equality Walk has become a firm
favourite in Brighton’s gay calendar. Walkers gather at the Brighton Pavilion for a pre-walk picnic, and then walk a route designed by BLAGGSS, the Brighton Lesbian and Gay Sports Society. At the end of the route, walkers can celebrate with a glass of bubbly at the post-walk reception, where the Top Fundraiser and Top Fundraising Team are crowned. All walkers receive a medal to mark their achievement as well as a unique T-shirt. This year, the Brighton Equality Walk supports Stonewall’s
Education For All programme, which tackles homophobic bullying and is helping to make school an inclusive environment for children from all families. YouGov polling for the Stonewall found that nine in ten secondary school teachers say children and young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, currently experience homophobic bullying, name-calling or harassment in their schools. “No child deserves to be bullied at school – and our Education
For All programme plays a vital role in stamping out anti-gay bullying,” says Catherine Bosworth, Stonewall Director of Fundraising. “The Brighton Equality Walk is a great opportunity to relax with your friends and family during the bank holiday. Every year, we get lots of groups walking together, from friends and families to employee network groups from large employers. There’s a real party atmosphere, and you can stay on into the night to make the most of the bank holiday weekend.”
It costs just £10 to register for the Walk, and under-12s walk free. For more information visit
www.equalitywalk.org.uk or call 020 7593 1875.
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Like it or not, we’re all getting older, and although it might not be an issue that younger LGBT people wish to dwell upon, some older LGBT people face specific housing issues: from having to move into sheltered accommodation, where they don’t feel they can be open about their sexuality, to confusion over the different housing options that may be open to them. In an increasingly ageing population, it may seem strange that
there is little provision, or research of the housing needs of older LGBT people. With this in mind, and with the help of Comic Relief, the charitable housing association Stonewall Housing has recently announced the appointment of a dedicated LGBT Older Person Co- ordinator: Tina Wathern. Her first task will be to create and develop a project that will
enable older LGBT people to share their experiences of current housing, care and support services, and to access advice and support, among other objectives. The project will also seek to influence what services will be
developed in the future (e.g. a new co-housing project for older LGBT people or LGBT people of various ages). It will also look at developing best practice guidelines and a charter mark for providers of services which will improve housing, care and support services offered to LGBT people. Stonewall Housing is made up of a variety of members including individual community members, representatives from Housing Associations and community groups. The housing group is in the process of setting up a number of working groups around campaigning, research, housing options and the development of a charter mark. Tina told Out In The City, “This is a funded project specifically
set up to involve the older LGBT communities in the wider debate on housing for older people. I am extremely excited to be involved in such an innovative project: one that could affect the shape of Housing for years to come.” The project has received initial funding for three years. If you
would like to join one of the working groups, join the mailing list or be a member of the main housing group, Tina can be contacted by e-mail: tina@stonewall
housing.org or by phone on 0207 359 6242.
Stonewall Housing provides supported housing, advice and advocacy for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in London. It is the only specialist housing support provider in England wholly dedicated to serving the LGBT communities. You’ll find more details at
www.stonewallhousing.org or call 020 7359 5767 for advice.
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